- Morlon Wiley
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Morlon Wiley No. 20, 11, 21 Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth September 24, 1966 Place of birth New Orleans, Louisiana Nationality American High school Long Beach Polytechnic
(Long Beach, California)Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Career information College Long Beach State (1984–1988) NBA Draft 1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall Selected by the Dallas Mavericks Pro career 1988–1999 Career history 1988–1989 Dallas Mavericks 1989–1991 Orlando Magic 1991 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA) 1991 San Antonio Spurs 1992–1993 Atlanta Hawks 1993 Dallas Mavericks 1993 Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) 1993–1994 Quad City Thunder (CBA) 1994 Miami Heat 1994–1995 Dallas Mavericks 1995 Atlanta Hawks 1995–1998 Quad City Thunder (CBA) 1998–1999 Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Morlon David Wiley (born September 24, 1966 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic.
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College career
Wiley played college basketball at Long Beach State, where he was a four-year starter for the 49ers.[1] In 1988, he was an all-Big West Conference pick, and his leadership led to the school's first NIT appearance.[1] In his college career, he scored 30 points on six occasions, is third on the all-time list in assists with 425, second in steals with 187, and fourth in free throw percentage with .780.[1] He was inducted into the 49ers' Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]
Professional career
Wiley was drafted in the second round, 46th overall, by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1988 NBA Draft. He played a season for the Mavericks, playing in 51 games during the 1988-89 season.[2] In the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft on June 15, Wiley became one of the 12 players chosen by the Orlando Magic to be placed on their first roster.[3] On June 29, Wiley was signed to a two-year contract.[3] In his first season with the Magic, he started a couple games, playing in 40, and averaged 5.7 points and 2.9 assists per game.[2] The following season he only played 34, and he was waived shortly into the 1991-92 season, having only played 9 games that season for Orlando.[2] He signed onto the San Antonio Spurs, but only played 3 games for them.[2] Wiley then became a member of the Atlanta Hawks for the rest of the season. After playing for parts of the 1991-92 and 1992-93 season, Wiley joined the Mavericks for the rest of the season, in his second stint.[2] After not playing for most of the 1993-94 season, Wiley was signed to a 10-day contract by the Miami Heat on March 9, 1994.[4] He then had a third sting with the Mavericks, playing for them for 12 games at the end of the season.[2] After playing part of the 1994-95 season for the Mavericks in Wiley's third stint, he was traded to the Houston Rockets with a second-round pick for Scott Brooks, in the only trade deadline deal in 1995.[5] Wiley never played for the Rockets, instead ending his career with a 10-day contract with the Hawks.[6]
After his career ended, Wiley was part of the Dallas Mavericks' player development staff from 2000 to 2004. He then became an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "49er History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928064447/http://www.longbeachstate.com/history/HOF/wiley-morlon.html. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
- ^ a b c d e f "Morlon Wiley Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com". http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wileymo01.html. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ a b "MAGIC: All-Time Transactions". http://www.nba.com/magic/news/AllTime_Transactions-155422-808.html. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1994". http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_1994.html. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ Winderman, Ira (2000). "Let's make a deal--or not". The Sporting News. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_8_224/ai_60040222. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 1995-03-06. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DE133EF935A35750C0A963958260. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "NBA.com Morlon Wiley". http://www.nba.com/coachfile/morlon_wiley/index.html?nav=page. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
1988 NBA Draft First round Danny Manning · Rik Smits · Charles Smith · Chris Morris · Mitch Richmond · Hersey Hawkins · Tim Perry · Rex Chapman · Rony Seikaly · Willie Anderson · Will Perdue · Harvey Grant · Jeff Grayer · Dan Majerle · Gary Grant · Derrick Chievous · Eric Leckner · Ricky Berry · Rod Strickland · Kevin Edwards · Mark Bryant · Randolph Keys · Jerome Lane · Brian Shaw · David RiversSecond round Rolando Ferreira · Shelton Jones · Andrew Lang · Vinny Del Negro · Fennis Dembo · Everette Stephens · Charles Shackleford · Grant Long · Tom Tolbert · Sylvester Gray · Ledell Eackles · Greg Butler · Dean Garrett · Tito Horford · Orlando Graham · Keith Smart · Jeff Moe · Todd Mitchell · Anthony Taylor · Tom Garrick · Morlon Wiley · Vernon Maxwell · Micheal Williams · José Vargas · Steve KerrCategories:- 1966 births
- African American basketball players
- American basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- California State University, Long Beach alumni
- Dallas Mavericks draft picks
- Dallas Mavericks players
- Grand Rapids Hoops players
- Living people
- Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball players
- Miami Heat players
- Orlando Magic expansion draft picks
- Orlando Magic assistant coaches
- Orlando Magic players
- People from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Point guards
- Quad City Thunder players
- Rapid City Thrillers players
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Shooting guards
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